LEGAL PROMOTION AND MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC313077 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees0100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-31
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-07
    MACKAY, Selina appointed
    director
  5. 2024-08-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-12-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-08-08
    CAMPBELL, Charles resigned
    director
  10. 2023-08-01
    CAMPBELL, Charles resigned
    secretary
  11. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-06
    KORDULA, Keith Robert William resigned
    director
  13. 2022-12-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2011-05-01
    MATHESON-DEAR, Jonathan resigned
    director
  22. 2006-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LEGAL PROMOTION AND MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2006-12-06
    MCDEVITT, Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2006-12-06
    CAMPBELL, Charles appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-12-06
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-12-06
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-12-06
    CAMPBELL, Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2006-12-06
    KORDULA, Keith Robert William appointed
    director
  29. 2006-12-06
    MATHESON-DEAR, Jonathan appointed
    director
  30. 2006-12-06
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2006-12-06
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

80 St. Margaret Street
Dunfermline
KY12 7PE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MACKAY, Selina
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-08-07
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Active
MCDEVITT, Peter
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-12-06
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Active
CAMPBELL, Charles
secretary · appointed 2006-12-06 · resigned 2023-08-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-06 · resigned 2006-12-06
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Charles
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-12-06 · resigned 2023-08-08
Resigned
KORDULA, Keith Robert William
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-12-06 · resigned 2022-12-06
Resigned
MATHESON-DEAR, Jonathan
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-12-06 · resigned 2011-05-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-06 · resigned 2006-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07